Burlington Stores — Aug 27, 2026 release

  Excluding the $55 million planned tariff refund reinvestment, our underlying Fall guidance assumptions for EBIT margin improvement and earnings growth are unchanged versus prior guidance, estimated EBIT margin improvement of 10 to 30 basis points and EPS growth of 7% to 10%. As we noted earlier, we believe it is important to pass on those savings to our customers and drive even stronger value offerings.   For Fiscal Year 2026 (the 52-weeks ending January 30, 2027), the Company now expects:   • Total sales to increase in the range of 10% to 11% on top of the 9% increase during Fiscal 2025; this assumes comparable store sales will increase in the range of 3% to 4%, on top of the 2% increase during Fiscal 2025; • Capital expenditures, net of landlord allowances, to be approximately $875 million. This excludes any potential costs related to the relocation of our corporate headquarters, which is currently being evaluated. The timing and amount of such relocation expenditures are still uncertain; • To open approximately 115 net new stores; • Depreciation and amortization to be approximately $460 million; • Adjusted EBIT margin to increase in the range of 20 to 40 basis points versus Fiscal 2025; excluding $16 million of anticipated expenses associated with bankruptcy acquired leases in Fiscal 2026 and $35 million in Fiscal 2025; • Net interest expense to be approximately $55 million; 3     • An Adjusted Effective Tax Rate of approximately 25%; and